Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 500
December, the second day.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the temperature in Hanzhong dropped sharply, and there was heavy snow in the sky of Xicheng for three consecutive days. The heavy snow collapsed many houses, and the moat outside had begun to freeze. Go above.

in the city.

A mansion.

"I've been suffocated to death these days, and I can finally come out for a walk!"

Wrapped in a thick overcoat, Mu Jing walked on the long corridor, looked at the falling snow around him, took a breath of fresh air, and said with a sigh.

After about ten days of rest, Mujing's breath was relieved.

Among them, because the wound was not healing well and there was a little bit of infection, he had two high fevers and fainted, almost scaring Zhang Ning into a daze.

After a serious injury, there will be a serious illness. The illness comes like a mountain fall, and the illness goes like a spinning thread.

It was these two days before he regained a little bit of strength.

This time the gutter almost capsized his boat, it was very dangerous, almost, almost, if Yang Bai raised his knife and dropped it, he would have turned into a dead man.

God still favors him.

This made him alive again.

"My lord, Huang Shaochen came to see them outside the mansion!" Huo Yu came up and reported with his hands clasped.

"Where's Zhang Ning?"

Mujing glanced around and asked.

"The commander-in-chief said in the morning that he would go pick some medicinal herbs himself, and he might not be back until the afternoon!" Huo Yu said in a low voice. If Zhang Ning hadn't left the mansion, he wouldn't have dared to report these things.

"That's good!"

Mu Jing also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice: "Call them to the side hall to meet me!"

"promise!"

Huo Yu nodded.

"Zhongheng, about Huo Shao..." Looking at Huo Yu's back, Mu Jing suddenly spoke, his voice choked up.

"Lord!"

Huo Yu turned around, cupped his hands and said, "Huo Shao can die in battle to protect the lord, that's an honor, the honor of our Huo family, and the honor of the entire Zhongyang Town, the lord don't mind!"

The Jingping Battalion, with their own strength, resisted several times the strength of the Hanzhong Army. The battle was so tragic that it is conceivable that almost the entire army was wiped out. None of the school captain Huo Shao and the seven military marquises survived. Only two officials survived, and less than three hundred soldiers survived in the end. This battle was as tragic as the Kanto War.

"It's a lie to say you don't mind!"

Mu Jing sighed: "I am used to life and death on the battlefield, I even accepted my father's death in battle, but I don't know if I am too kind to a woman, or I can't see every man lying on the battlefield and returning home. Not coming!"

As he spoke, he said with some self-deprecation: "And this battle is due to someone's mistake. If someone hadn't made a mistake of underestimating the enemy, mistakenly let go of the front battalion, and mistakenly thought that they would survive and break through, perhaps Jing Ping The battalion will not be destroyed, and Huo Shao will not die!"

"This is not the lord's woman's heart, but the lord's benevolence!"

Huo Yu said in a low voice: "My lord has such a heart of benevolence and righteousness, it is the blessing of our generals!"

"As for the issue of strategic deployment, my lord, you are a human being, not a god. There are so many inexhaustible strategies in this world. To be able to do this, my lord, is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. The battlefield is unpredictable, and everything is impossible. Ru Xin, my lord must not belittle myself because of this!"

After speaking, he turned and left.

"It seems that we should call Xi Zhicai back as soon as possible!" Mu Jing thought for a while and said to himself.

He asked himself to have three-point vision.

As far as the formation of the army was concerned, he was superior in skill after all, and he was unable to cover many things, which led to the mistakes in this battle, and he almost buried himself.

…………

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In the west wing of the compound, in a side hall.

Huang Shao and Chen Dao knelt on the left and right, waiting for Mu Jing to arrive.

After a while, Mu Jing came late and walked too quickly, which caused a wound in his lungs, and made him cough a few times: "Ahem!"

"My lord, how is your health?"

Chen Dao asked impatiently.

"No problem!"

Mu Jing waved his hand and told Chen Dao to go back and do a good job. He walked to the upper position, knelt down, and then said: "The body is still a little weak, and it will be fine after a period of cultivation!"

"My lord, let me make a long story short!"

Huang Shao thought for a while, then said hastily.

He came to report the situation, although he and Chen Dao could decide some things after discussing them, but Mu Jing was the lord, so he had to go over it, and other things could be postponed for a while, important military affairs should not be delayed.

"In the battle of Xicheng, Yang Bai commanded more than 8000 soldiers, the entire army was wiped out, more than [-] were killed in battle, and less than [-] were captured!"

"How could this be?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes.

This is a killing spree.

That's more than 1 people, capturing a city, this is definitely a terrifying number of casualties.

This is not a war with a foreign race. Since ancient times, in civil wars, if you can’t win, you will surrender. Casualties are inevitable, but unless you have a deep hatred, you will not kill them all. They are all Han people, so there is no need to kill them.

It is best to be a prisoner, and there is no irreconcilable ethnic hatred, so the chances of surrender are very high.

Population is productivity.

This is a truth recognized by all the princes of the Central Plains.

So for this battle, Mu Jun did too much.

"My lord, it's no wonder for us. My lord was in danger and was almost beheaded. Of course, the soldiers were angry. In the battle that night, both the Yellow Turban Army and the Jingping Army opened the killing ring. If you don't kill, you will never seal your sword. In the end, no one can take it away." At the same time, the soldiers and horses led by Yang Bai to break through were killed by the soldiers of the two armies!"

Huang Shao said: "The captured soldiers are all soldiers in the city, and they are captured by our troops!"

"The intention to kill is still too heavy, but it is justifiable, so let's stop here!"

Mu Jing also knew that this matter was not easy to pursue. In the final analysis, he almost died on the battlefield and made a fuss. He raised the board high and put it down gently. He changed the subject: "What about the casualties of our army?"

"Our troops attacked the west city far away and entered by surprise, with negligible casualties!"

Huang Shao said: "The Yellow Turban Army led a few battalions with great effort, and a figure was also calculated. In the battle of Xicheng, the casualties were about [-], and [-] soldiers were lost in the attack. Later, they besieged and killed Yang Bai. It's too tragic, and it hurts a lot. Generally speaking, I can still take over, but..."

He looked at Chen Dao and remained silent.

"The casualties of my Jingping army are terrible!"

Chen Dao said gloomyly: "Jingping Battalion has 290 disabled soldiers, 72 of whom are permanently disabled, and the rest are wounded, almost annihilated. During the previous attack, Shuofang Battalion lost more than 500 soldiers. Later, Leading the troops back, the entire army lost more than a thousand, and our casualties in this battle were nearly [-] soldiers!"

"It's because I took it for granted!"

Mu Jing sighed: "This time, a piece of meat was bitten off by Yang Bai!"

He thought for a while and asked, "Yang Bai's entire army has been wiped out, and there is no movement from Nanzheng!"

"Have!"

Huang Shao said: "According to the spies' wave of troops, Zhang Lu was in such a panic that he even took out all the troops at Yangping Pass to defend us with all his strength, and guarded Nanzheng's generation without leaking, and he was ready to guard against our attack at any time!"

"He takes time out of all the troops at Yangping Pass?" Mu Jing's eyes flashed coldly: "Isn't he afraid of the Xiliang army going south?"

"He probably can't care about it now!"

Chen Daodao: "We have even broken Shangyong West City, so he probably scared him a lot!"

"Since the defense is so cautious, let's take it easy!"

After Mujing thought about it, he said in a deep voice.

He wants to bang.

However, after being bitten desperately by Yang Bai, his vitality was seriously injured. Nanzheng, who wanted to continue to attack, had more energy than he wanted, and the coldest winter month of the year was officially approaching. At this time, Marching into Nanzheng is not very rational.

"Pass down my military order, all the ministries should rest and reorganize, and they can recruit young and strong locally to replenish their troops!"

Mu Jing stood up and looked at the snow outside: "The battle in the west city was thought to be simple, and the main force was intact, so they marched into Nanzheng and approached the city, but the plan was not as good as changing, and now Yang Bai died, and we must rest. Already, this cold winter month, let's stop fighting!"

"promise!"

Chen Dao and Huang Shao bowed their hands and accepted the order, expressing their obedience.

(End of this chapter)